The KSPedia - or The Great Library of Kerbin

[Cos]

Hi folks,

First post so let me first say thanks to Squad for creating and continuing to improve a fun, educational (and sometimes infuriating!) exepriece.

With the addtion of the science system I was thinking about how I've seen tech-trees and science systems worked elsewhere.

One that many here will be familiar with is UFO Enemy Unknown or XCOM Terror from the Deep (if you're not you then owe it to yourself to have a look).

Basically a library for recording what you know and what you have reserached.

It could be divided into a few catacgories comprising a knowledge base of:

a) Components which have been researched.

Components which have not been researched but are available for research.

c) Celestial bodies.

The last section in particular could be expanded as the player progresses.

For example at the start of the Game there could be very simple list of bodies with a very brief description (Moon / Roid / Gas Giant etcc...) and some very basic information - colour / *estimated* mass / size / composition etc...

As the plyer then exlplores the Solar system and performs experiments more information can be added regarding Geological Makeup / Temperature / Gravity / Effect on Goo(!) / Barometic Pressure etc... even any discoveries of ancient artefacts. Perhaps a note of the ship / crew / date that made the observation.

Thanks for taking the time to read through - I'm sure the comunity will have their own take on the shape this could take.

-Cos